What is not in question is that on this particular occasion they *didn't* hand-fly correctly, and that they were never given training in high-altitude manual handling. A sorry state of affairs regardless, but it's a lot different than saying they were simply unable to hand-fly, period.
So .. the company that employed the pilots felt that A330 does not require knowledge of manual flight at high altitude
What knowledge and tests has proved to be able to hold an airline transport pilot certificate such as that held by the AF447 pilots?
Is that these tests contain manual flight (real ..not simulation) of widebody at high altitude ?
they *didn't* hand-fly correctly, and that they were never given training in high-altitude manual handling
So all time for those planes (AF) that are at high altitude ( great percentage of the flying time) .. this is a potential catastrophe in the waiting .. if a pilot touch the joystick and pedals ?
What a beautiful battlefield for lawyers
